the Design Museum

Celebrate 25 years of our MA Curating Contemporary Design at Curating Design: Between Word and World. Join curators, designers and researchers from around the world for a day of talks and discussions exploring how contemporary design is curated today, and how curatorial practice might evolve in the future. Delivered in partnership with Kingston University and the Design Museum, the programme features speakers including Vera Sacchetti, CATHERINE INCE, Stella Wing-yan FONG, Marina Otero Verzier, Frederico Duarte, Larry Botchway and Judith Clark. . Book now: https://bit.ly/3PBW2Ao

How do we build resilience in cities in a time of climate crisis? 🏙️ On 25 June, during London Climate Action Week, the museum and Future Observatory, and C40 Cities will bring together architects, policymakers, material innovators and forest makers for a day of conversations exploring climate resilience. Speakers include Amin Taha, Andrew Waugh Waugh Thistleton Architects, Immy Kaur CIVIC SQUARE, Adib Dada theOtherDada and more to be announced. More info and tickets: https://bit.ly/4fA6sLp Image courtesy of SUGi

Listen to our Deputy Director Josephine Chanter discussing the museum’s digital transformation on Culture Shift 🎧 In this Dutch language podcast episode, she shares insights into the museum’s work to enhance the visitor experience. Watch the full conversation via YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RnIt8e

Discover how art informs the aesthetic of Wes Anderson films with artists Sandro Kopp and Michael Taylor 🎨 This will be in conversation with Chief Curator Johanna Agerman Ross, on 30 June. Book now: https://bit.ly/4nG5z6p

We’re honoured to be part of the South Ken Culture Quarter - a network of 22 world-renowned museums, galleries, parks, and cultural and educational institutions 🏛️ Founded from the proceeds of the Great Exhibition of 1851, the UK’s first cultural quarter, it is built on history while firmly looking to the future. Together, the South Ken Culture Quarter champions curiosity and helps make South Kensington a vibrant and welcoming place to visit, live, study, and work. Find out more via the link: https://bit.ly/4ng9Ywj 📷 Gravity Road

Is your studio already rethinking where materials come from, how things are made, or who supplies them? Future Observatory’s Prototype Grants are open: four awards of up to £70,000 for UK-based architecture and design studios working on more sustainable supply chains. We’re looking for second-stage research - projects ready to progress - and ideas that challenge business as usual, from biomaterials to circular and regenerative design. Who can apply? UK-based studios with at least one year of practice and three completed projects. Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/ephMrtYA

NIGO: From Japan with Love is now open 🎎 This landmark exhibition is the first museum retrospective of Japanese creative director NIGO outside of Japan, tracing his career and creative evolution. Among the first to bridge streetwear and luxury fashion, NIGO has shaped some of the most influential trends in contemporary culture. Spanning fashion, music, architecture and interior design, the show brings together over 700 objects. Highlights include a recreation of his teenage bedroom, rare designs, ceramics hand-thrown by NIGO, and a life-size glass tea house created especially for the exhibition. From founding A Bathing Ape in the ’90s to his current role as artistic director of KENZO, his influence continues to resonate across disciplines. Catch NIGO: From Japan with Love at the Design Museum until 4 October 2026 - tickets: https://lnkd.in/ewQ9QYwj #NIGOexhibition

The Nike x NIGO LO2 Air Force 1 and apparel collection lands tomorrow (1 May) and will be available exclusively at our High Street Kensington shop 👟 Dropping at 10am, this highly anticipated release coincides with the opening of NIGO: From Japan with Love - the first exhibition of its kind celebrating the Japanese designer and creative director's longstanding influence across fashion, music and culture. Expect extremely limited quantities of the AF1s, t-shirt and coach jacket available in-store only. The collection will be limited to one item per style per customer. Don’t miss out - sign up and be first in line for every drop: https://lnkd.in/e39icfZC #NIGOexhibition

The countdown is on 🚨 NIGO: From Japan with Love opens at the Design Museum on 1 May 2026. This landmark exhibition is the world’s first retrospective of designer NIGO, a pioneer who helped bridge streetwear and luxury fashion. A founding force of street culture, NIGO has shaped some of the world’s most recognisable brands while building his own influential labels over a 30-year career. Expect over 700 objects, including a recreation of his teenage bedroom, rare designs, ceramics made by NIGO, and a life-size glass tea house created for the exhibition. Grab your tickets: https://lnkd.in/ewQ9QYwj #NIGOexhibition

Don’t miss your final chance to hear designer Simone Brewster in conversation with Charlene Prempeh, Joy Yamusangie and Thomas Aquilina. On 28 April, the panel uses the idea of the ‘void’ as a starting point to explore absence, exclusion, and how design can make space for different voices. Book now: https://bit.ly/4tqVA74